Fountain-brush.



P. KANE BOUNTAIN BRUSH. APPLILUATION FILED JAN. 30, 1911.

` Patented July 16, 191'2.

` To all 'whom it may concern:

PATRICK KANE, .0F NORTH BROOKFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

. i FOUNTAIN-BRUSH.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J uly 416, 1912.

Application `lfiled January 30, 191.1. Serial No.V 605,373.

Be it known that I, PATRICK KANE, a

v"citizen of the United States, residing at North Brookfield, in the county of Worcester and State of Massachusetta have invented a new and useful Fountain-Brush, of'vwhich the following is a specification.

l This invention relates to a brush, and while capable of-application to many kinds ofbrushes, is particularly valuable when applied to those brushes generally used in shoe factories by'edge trimmers.

1 The principal objects of the invention are toprovide a construction forsupplying wateror other iiuid to a brush from which the brush proper is entirely'removable so that without unfastening any' part-sA- or interfering with the construction of the device in any way the attachment can be detached from a brush and applied to another one; to provide a simple and convenient construction for applyingwater to the brush along one edge thereof in such a way as to make itv necessary to use only a small amount of Water to thoroughly wet thebrush, and at` the same time to apply the water in such a Way that the life of the brush, particularly when the invention is applied to edge trimmers brushes, will be greatly lengthened.

The invention-also involves an improved construction of clip whereby the device is very simply and conveniently attached to the brush, an improved form of valve operating means, and other details of construction as will appear hereinafter. 1

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 ils aside elevation view showing how the brush can be used as an edge trimmers brush and illustrating a preferred cmbodiment` of this invention; Fig. 2 is a plan of the brush. Fig. 3 'is a bottom plan thereof; Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the same. on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 5 is a side view partly in section, the brush Vbeing detached.

The invention is shown as applied to an ordinary edge trimmers brush B as is commonly used in boot shops by edge trimmers for wetting the edge of the sole before the final trimming operation in order to facili= tate thatV operation ard secure a smooth trimmed edge. This brush is ordinarilyprovided at its inner end with a handle of slightly curved form but of uniform cross section throughout. The attachment is shown as comprising a sheet metal plate 10 adapted to rest on the back of the brush and having along one edge an inwardly extending liange 11 but provided near that Harige with a spring clip 12 projecting inwardly at its end to more firmly clamp the back of the brush. On the other 'edge is a flange 13 provided With a clip 14 at one end slightly separated and a clip 15 at the other end supported nearer to the plate '10 as is the case with the clip 12, opposite which it is located. These clips are formed integrally with the plate and simply bent up so that they resiliently hold the attachment on the back of the brush and preferably constitute the only means of securing it in posi-l tion. T he two clips 1Q and l5 project inwardly beyond the edges of the flanges 11 and 13 in order to come into the path of the bristles of the brush and prevent the brush being removed by sliding the holder 'off the outer or forward end of the back. By this construction these clips are made in such a way thatl the attachment will remain on any part of the brush without taking'nny particular pains to secure it in position. but can be readily removed by slipping it backwardly along thc handle. y

On the plate is located a cylimlri'cal casing 16 having a perforated partition 'IT therein -constituting a valve scat. For closing the perforation in this partition a valve nl@ is provided consisting of n rubber washer or the like mourut-.d on a valve stem 2l). This valve stem extends don'n in thc cylinder and is provided with an L-.shaped extension 2l projecting ont through a hollowtubular projection 22 on the-casing. This projection Qi -ismanipulated and the projection is pro-. ,vided wlth an enlargement which tsr-con-4 nected with the projection 22 by a section 25 of rubber hose or the like to prevent. lcalv'- age. To nornnlhlly hold the valve down-on its seat so as to close the port in'lhe partition aspring 2t is provided resting tlnrcm and held in position by a screw-tIntended cap 27. This cap is provided with a hollow projection 28 lo the end ot` \vhich is connected a snpplyhose 2t), from a water snpply system or from an elevated receptacle. j

The bottom of the cylinder is provided -with a projection 30 shown asot L-shapo extending 'outwardly and 'then down along the side of the flange i3, and having at the lower end thereof a horizontal tube 3l hav- I ing a number of perforations 3 2Y along the, inner side thereof. This tube is located atthe bottom of the flange and.. also 'at the bottom vof the brush back when the brush 1s in position lin the attachment and the perforations are located on the inner side so as to project streams of waterparallel with f handle as s hown in Fig. l with his iinger on the plate 23 so as to permit water to vpass through and flow out -of the perforations in the hollow tube. In this way the cilitated cedure.

moved from the holder plied with the expenditure of practically no quently,

shoe. difiiculties are avoided as the shoe sole is brush is thoroughly wet and there is' no danger of it .getting too moist as the supply of Wat'eris constantly within the cont-rol of the. operator. It is found in practice ,also that by the of'this device the operation of wett-ing the shoe soles is very much fa- The ordinary course is/to have a pan of water handyand to dip the brush in it from time to time, but articles of dirt get into the water and the rushes used do not hold .enough water when dipped in this way to wenable them to'- be used to around a shoejsole with .onedlpping Consethe shoe sole is wet unevenly in its go all the way differenti parts and time is occupied dipping the brush two or three times .during the op- Moreover, the water is scattered around in the vicinity of the support for the By the present invention all these uniformly moistened by a single motion of vfthe hand of the operator and yet smaller quantities of Water are used than before, and4 the water is always clean. At the same time when the brush 1s worn out 1t can be reand a new'one aptime'.A On account of the even wetting of the ,brush and the fact that the brush back described, or to the by ya much neater and better pro? vta'ched to the lower casing,

is not plunged into a pan of water it has been found by experience that the brushes last much longer than they have done under the -old conditions.

The different parts of the device can be put together by screw threads, brazing, s01- dering, or any other desired way, but the cap 27 preferably isscrewthreaded into the cylinder 16 in order that', the valve and spring maybe readily'reached forlcleaning purposes and repair.

Vhile I have illustrated landdescrihed a' preferred embodiment `of the invention and shown it as applied to a particular' type of brush, I am aware that the" invention can be carried vout with many modifications, and

`that it can be applied to many other types of brushes than the one illustrated.A Therefore I do not wish to be limited to all the details of construction herein shown and 'particular type of brush shown, but

What'I do claim is :-*-v

In a device of the character described,y the combination of a brush having a handle at one end, a fountain attachment provided with means for clamping it to the back of the brush adjacent to the handle, said attachment embodying a plate, a brush Sprin-f kling tube, a vertical casing mounted on the the upper end of said vcylinder and inclosing a valve disk and means for normally pressing it downwardly, a' water supply att-achtween the valve casing and the lower casing; provided with an opening, alateral tube ata lever extending into the lower; casing through said tube and pivoted in said tube, the innerend of the lever being beni-,upwardly and attached vto the aforesaid valve disk and the outer end of the lever being piece adjacent to the handle portionof the brush, and mea-ns for making a water tightv joint between the lever and the tube in which it is pivoted In testimon my hand, in t ie presence of two subscribing witnesses.' 1

PATRICK KANE. Witnesses:

ALBERT E. FAY,-

C; FoRRnsT WEssoN.

`v plate4 and yconnected atits lower end to said sprinkling tube, a valve casingattached .to

ment to said valve casing, a partition beprovided with a finger whereof I have hereuntoY set 

